| Place | Bury St Edmunds Cath Ch of S James & S Edmund Shown in county lists as Bury St Edmunds Cath |
| Lieutenancy area | Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Suffolk |
| Dove tower ID | 12587 |
| Rings | 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 27–2–5 in C♯See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | TL855640 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.24367, 0.71669View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | IP33 1LY |
| Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11553 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/burystedmunds1.php |
| Affiliation | Suffolk Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
| Bells | 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details | |||||||||
| Tenor | 27–2–5 (3085 lb or 1399 kg) in C♯ (556.5 Hz) | |||||||||
| Extra bells | 6♭ | |||||||||
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| Practices | Thu | |||||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 2013 by John Taylor & Co Cast 6b to provide light octave 1977 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) 1785 by Thomas Osborn (ring created) List allRing installed |
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| Tuned | 1977 | |||||||||
| Peals | View 236 peals in the Felstead Database | |||||||||
| Also | Simulator | |||||||||
| Additional information | Detached tower |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–3–27 | 1670.0 | G♯ | 28.25″ | 2011 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 6–2–4 | 1487.0 | F♯ | 29.00″ | 2011 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 6–1–17 | 1402.0 | E♯ | 30.50″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–1–23 | 1248.0 | D♯ | 31.38″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–3–20 | 1112.0 | C♯ | 32.63″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–2–9 | 1050.0 | B♯ | 33.75″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–3–12 | 936.0 | A♯ | 35.38″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 9–1–3 | 833.5 | G♯ | 38.00″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 9 | 11–1–27 | 743.0 | F♯ | 41.25″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 10 | 13–0–2 | 701.0 | E♯ | 43.25″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 11 | 17–2–5 | 624.0 | D♯ | 48.00″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 12 | 27–2–5 | 556.5 | C♯ | 54.00″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6♭ | 7–3–18 | 991.0 | B | 33.75″ | 2013 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service [1] | 9 cwt | 850.0 | G♯ | 37.13″ | 1680 | John Darbie | Y |
[1]Chiming bell in Cathedral South transept
In S transept turret; tenor/4 ex S John, Stanton. Archdeacon Norton’s Memorial Bell
Published: 25/09/2008; updated: 10/02/2025
[2]Frame Fr9N layout
Frame Fr9N Layout is Layout 6.8 (reversed) but with Pits A,C,D,F each replaced with two end-to-end pits.
Published: 01/02/2024; updated: 24/01/2025
[3]Frame Fr9N layout
Frame Fr9N Layout is similar to Layout 10.3 (reversed) with pit 5 turned through 90 degrees and sharing the side with pit 6. The layout 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 of Layout 10.3R is transposed to 6-5-4-3-2-1-10-9-7-8.
Published: 13/02/2023; updated: 24/01/2025
[4]Frame Fr9N location
Frame Fr9N is located in the Norman Tower.
Published: 22/01/2024; updated: 24/01/2025
[5]Frame Fr1N location
Frame Fr1N is located in the Norman Tower.
Published: 22/01/2024; updated: 24/01/2025
[6]Frame Fr1N evolution
Frame Fr1N was originally installed by Taylors in 1977 for 10 bells (Layout 10.X). It was rebuilt by Taylors in 2012 with additional frame sides for 13 bells. Only the rope falls for 10/12 and 12/12 remain unchanged.
Published: 25/07/2024; updated: 31/01/2025
[7]Frame Fr1S location
Frame Fr1S is located in the South Transept.
Published: 22/01/2024; updated: 24/01/2025
| 31/01/2025 | Frame Fr1N: material, layout amended [Jed Flatters via Frames Backlog] |
| 31/01/2024 | Frame Fr9N: year, material, truss amended [Jed Flatters via Frames Backlog] |
| 30/06/2023 | PN start time deleted (no start times are shown if between 19:00 and 20:00) [Tim Jackson] |
| 13/02/2023 | Frame Fr9N: layout description added [Ranald Clouston via Neal Dodge] |
| 25/07/2022 | PN amended [Suffolk Guild website] |